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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Anolis OS 23

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Nftables Base Chain Hooks

    The possible hooks which can be used to configure the base chain are: <code>ingress</code> (only in netdev family since Linux kernel 4.2, and inet ...
    Value
  • Nftables Chain Names

    The rules in nftables are attached to chains. Unlike in iptables, there are no predefined chains like INPUT, OUTPUT, etc. Instead, to filter pack...
    Value
  • Nftables Base Chain Policies

    This is the default verdict that will be applied to packets reaching the end of the chain (i.e, no more rules to be evaluated against). Currently ...
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  • Nftables Base Chain Priorities

    Each nftables base chain is assigned a priority that defines its ordering among other base chains, flowtables, and Netfilter internal operations a...
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  • Nftables Base Chain Types

    Base chains are those that are registered into the Netfilter hooks, i.e. these chains see packets flowing through the Linux TCP/IP stack. The poss...
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  • Nftables Families

    Netfilter enables filtering at multiple networking levels. With iptables there is a separate tool for each level: iptables, ip6tables, arptables, ...
    Value
  • Nftables Master configuration file

    The file which contains top level configuration for nftables service, and with which, the service is started.
    Value
  • Nftables Tables

    Tables in nftables hold chains. Each table only has one address family and only applies to packets of this family. Tables can have one of six fami...
    Value
  • SuSEfirewall2

    The SuSEfirewall2 provides a managed firewall.
    Group
  • Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw)

    The Linux kernel in Ubuntu provides a packet filtering system called netfilter, and the traditional interface for manipulating netfilter are the ip...
    Group
  • Verify ufw Enabled

    The ufw service can be enabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl enable ufw.service
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uncommon Network Protocols

    The system includes support for several network protocols which are not commonly used. Although security vulnerabilities in kernel networking code ...
    Group
  • Disable DCCP Support

    The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) is a relatively new transport layer protocol, designed to support streaming media and telephony. T...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable RDS Support

    The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol is a transport layer protocol designed to provide reliable high-bandwidth, low-latency communications ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable SCTP Support

    The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a transport layer protocol, designed to support the idea of message-oriented communication, with...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable TIPC Support

    The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) protocol is designed to provide communications between nodes in a cluster. To configure the sys...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns Backup gshadow File

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/gshadow-, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/gshadow-
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Wireless Networking

    Wireless networking, such as 802.11 (WiFi) and Bluetooth, can present a security risk to sensitive or classified systems and networks. Wireless net...
    Group
  • Disable Wireless Through Software Configuration

    If it is impossible to remove the wireless hardware from the device in question, disable as much of it as possible through software. The following ...
    Group
  • Deactivate Wireless Network Interfaces

    Deactivating wireless network interfaces should prevent normal usage of the wireless capability. <br><br> Configure the system to disable all wire...
    Rule Medium Severity

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